Conscious Couples

Today we speak with Matthew Sweetwood on a number of topics, with a focus on what is abuse and how much abuse (verbal or physical), if any, should be tolerated. Matthew Sweetwood may be the nation’s leading advocate for single fathers. In 1996, after his wife’s personality disorder turned violent, Matt was awarded full custody of their five children ages 18 months to 8 years old. Since then, he raised his children on his own, gaining expertise in a range of single parenting and custody issues, including dating while caring for children and the legal, social, academic, and institutional prejudices against men who are single parents. Matt’s forthcoming book is a free-ranging and heartfelt memoir of his experiences. He has appeared as a regular contributor on Fox News, NBC Today Show, CBS News, and other high-profile programs, and he is a regular contributing author to The Good Men Project.

Join us for this stimulating discussion on what is happiness and how we can create more happiness for ourselves and in our relationships. Anthony Santen provides marriage counseling, individual counseling, divorce prevention, life coaching and training from Toronto, Canada. His main focus is on Divorce Prevention through counseling with the couple and individually. He is a faculty member with the National Guild of Hypnotists and he teaches in the methods of facilitating change and mind/body connection to audiences from all over the world. Anthony’s recently published book, “The Path Within” shows us how to break through harmful programming to experience happiness and harmony.

Our foremost couple advancing the state of relationships gives us a warm, inmate look at what they've had to transform, and continue to pursue, in their own relationship!

Veteran Pathwork Helper, Barbara Azzara, returns to Conscious Couples Conversations to talk about "The Fear of Loving."

Tom and Wendy Hubbard speak to us about what's possible when partners use their relationship to spur their individual growth and create a sacred space for their relationship. The couple have been doing Pathwork for 20 years and have been Pathwork Helpers for many years. To become a Pathwork Helper, one has to study in the Transformation Program for five years, then do five years of Helpership Training, and then apprentice and assist in programs for several years. Their relationship has thrived through these years of coming to know themselves more deeply through Pathwork. Together they lead weekend workshops - helping couples find deeper meaning in the issues that arise between them, and deeper connection emotionally, physically, mentally and spiritually. They also founded and run the successful technology company, Inova Solutions.

Judith Saly was born in Budapest, Hungary 93 years ago. She has always been interested in psychological and spiritual quests for the meaning of life. She was attracted to Eva Pierrakos's lectures and the Pathwork when she read her first lecture in 1958. She and her husband, John Saly, studied with Eva and John Pierrakos to become Pathwork Helpers. Always interested in the dynamics of relationship, Judith gave Pathwork sessions to many couples. She compiled the lectures for the book, "Creating Union," which highlights the Pathwork lectures on relationship, and is the author, co-author or editor of several books.

Barbara Azzara is a Senior Teacher in the Pathwork of Self-transformation, training people in United States, Italy, Australia, Brazil and Serbia. She is a master teacher in the areas of Love and Inspiring Spirit. Her practice focuses on dealing with the deeper meaning of fear as the final addiction on the planet. The essence of this work is to treat the wounded self with a loving kindness that opens the door to the ultimate exploration of the relationship to self, other, and the divine within.

In this podcast, we explore ways to take care of ourselves - from healing wounding we've carried around for years to little things we can do every day to improve our self image. Dr. Nicola Bird is a new generation psychotherapist who successfully pioneered Self-Imaging Therapy™ (SIT), a ground-breaking approach to personal transformation and brain retraining. Her one-of-a-kind method gives people the tools to free themselves from negative tapes, limitations, and fears. Dr. Bird is also the host of the web series, “Out on the Limb with Dr. Nicola Bird” and co-host of “Out on the Limb Radio with Ajay Matta” and “Transform Your Life with Mike Long”. She is also the author of “The Boomerang Effect: How You Can Take Charge of Your Life.”

In this podcast we speak with Dr. Barbara Schwarck on the neuroscience and its implications on relationships. Are you wired to be in a successful relationship? Is your partner? Understanding various aspects of how the brain works can help us deal with difficult situations. Dr. Barbara Schwarck, CEO of Clear Intentions International, immigrated to the United States from Germany at the age of 23. She has honed a rare combination of skills, enabling her to coach individuals and deliver powerful keynotes to a variety of people interested in clarifying and achieving goals. Barbara has created Neuro Emotional Coaching®, a cutting edge 4-step process rooted in neuroscience that combines coaching with knowledge of the human brain and its impact on change and leadership. Besides individuals, her corporate executive coaching clients include: Bayer, Bombardier, Heinz, Reed Smith, CMU, and Washington Post.

In this podcast, Dr. Rhona Benens talks about the challenges of maintaining a good relationship with your partner when you have children - from newborns to teenagers. It's not easy. You make take comfort (or fear!) in knowing that 9/10 couples' relationships are significantly challenged by the introduction of children.